Watering system



May 18 1926.

E. v. BLANKENSHIP WATERING SYSTEM atto'cmg May 18 1926 1,585,182

E. v. BLANKENSHIP WATERING SYSTEM i i I affotncu Patented May 18, 1926.

ED'WIN V. BLANKENSHIP, OF IBOZEMTAN, MONTANA.

WATERING SYSTEM.

Apphcation filed October 1, 1921.

This invention relates to irrigating systems, and more particularly to a novel sys tem for conserving the water of mountain streams or the like for irrigating purposes.

The primary object of the invention is to provide means for directing the water from the mountain streams to convenient places to form glacial deposits, then to a reservoir or reserve tank, when practical and so desired novel means being provided to cause the water to freeze, prior to its entrance to the reservoir ortank.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the'combination and arrai'igeinent of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without I departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1. is a view disclosing the manner of directing water from mountain streams to reservoirs or the like and disclosing a composite winter and summer scene.

Figure 2 is a view disclosing means for utilizing the force of the fluid passing to the reservoirs for operating a water wheel for generating power and disclosing a composite winter and summer scene.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of a pipe, one end thereof being shown in section to illustrate the nozzle employed for breaking up the water passing; from the pipe.

Figure t is an end elevational view of the same.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the system is illustrated as embodying pipes 5 which may have one of their respective ends positioned to receive water from a stream or the like, it being understood that the stream should be an elevated stream so that the water may gravitate through the pipe where the same may be deposited in a suitable reservoir or the like.

As shown by Figure 3 of the drawings, each of the pipes is provided with a head 6, which head has a restricted portion 7 by Serial No. 504,521.

means of which the head may be secured to the pipe associated therewith. The pipes are provided with tapered extremities 8 forming integral nozzles which direct the water to the discharge end of the head 6. A flange 9 is formed within the head 6, which flange forms an abutment and contacts with the screening member 10 which may be formed of line wire mesh material.

Positioned within one end of the head, is a securing ring 11 which contacts with the screen 10 and forces the screen into engagement with the flange 9 to secure the same within the head.

From the foregoing it will be seen that as water passes through the pipes, the same is discharged onto the screening member 1O where the water is broken into fine particles. It follows that the fine particles or spray fall into the reservoir, the spray is frozen and deposited in the form of snow or ice.

In the "form of snow or ice, the water is thus retained within the reservoirs until the warm weather causes the same to melt and flow through the various irrigating ditches which are in communication with the reservoirs.

As clearly shown by Figure 2 of the drawings, a pipe 520 is shown as directing the water from a mountain lake to a reservoir, the reservoir being indicated at 21. This pipe 20 is provided with an enlarged portion 22 disposed between the ends thereof, and in which is positioned a water wheel 23 that is revolved by the water passing through the pipe 20 which impinges on the blades of the wheel. A suitable shaft may have connection with the wheel to carry off the power thus generated for operating suitable machinery, not shown.

It might be further stated that due to a conserving system as described, the water of the mountain streams which usually is wasted, during the winter months, over the sides of mountains, into cree (S, rivers thence into the ocean, may be directed to suitable reservoirs and retained therein in a frozen state, where the same will be caused to melt, due to the summer heat.

It follows that the water may now be (ii-- rectecl to suitable irrigating ditches, leading to agricultural and stock terms for the purpose of irrigating same.

Having thus described the invent-ion, What claimed as new is A system of conserving Water in elevated strezuns, consisting in conveying water from the elevated streams to an elevated point, breaking the Water into a fine spray discharging the spray into a cold atmosphere to cause a rapid freezing of the spray, and the final disposition of the same into :1 reser- Voir.

In testin'iony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixecl my signs turc.

EDlVli V. BLAYKE'NSHIP. 

